Mission, Missions, Missional, Missionary: DEFINED
I just read the intro of a new book, entitled The Mission of God’s People, by Christopher J.H. Wright. Zondervan is making the first chapter available for free, Who Are We and What are We Here For?
Here was an interesting little parallel he made in defining missions. The comparison is nicely self-explanatory:
- If Mission = Science, than
- Missions = Sciences
- Missional = Scientific
- Missionary = Scientist
Here is a 90 second take on the book:
Have You Defined What Matters Most for Your Church? #cuvlog
Here is a tidbit to reengage your thoughts on values. It’s a sore subject in some ways, because it’s so easy for our “statements” not to mean anything. But do the process well and you might be surprised what happens.
Mission as Missional Mandate #cuvlog
So many people today throw out the baby with the bath water when it comes to mission. They say that mission statements don’t mean anything. And if you look at common practice that is a reasonable conclusion. But mission can and should live at the center of your life as a leader and your organization in an amazing way, in the same way that it did for Jesus and his 12 disciples. No one was ever clearer about the origin, their mission and their destiny than Jesus. What is your mission? Chapter 12 provides everything you need to lead with mission, as we define it as a missional mandate.
See with New Eyes
After much critique on the misapplication of vision in its various forms, I continue to provide solutions as we enter Part 3 of Church Unique. This chapter is the overview of the Vision Frame as the primary tool offered in Church Unique and this #cuvlog series.
Field Notes on Kingdom Concept
In Chapter 10 I share a story of a Church’s discovery process of the Kingdom Concept. In addition, I cover common troubleshooting questions for the journey. Thanks for continuing to join the #cuvlog series. Don’t forget to tweet about it. If you use #cuvlog in your tweet, you might win a vision deck. I gave away three vision decks last week.
